[Recorded Webinar] RNA Based Therapeutics and Vaccines: Bioprocessing Technology Trends

We will introduce Chromassette® and an application example of an integrated rapid single pass process from harvest to purified bulk, a concept demonstrated by AbbVie. Chromassette is a stackable, single-use and pre-packed chromatography cassette with a supported bed, addressing the current key challenges in manufacturing. Chromassette enhances the separation capabilities of chromatography resins and combines it with the convenience of a modular cassette.

Approximately 80% of all cancers are known to be affected by both somatic mutations and copy number changes. Furthermore, recent publications have shown that in certain types of cancers, copy number variations (CNVs) play a more important role than somatic mutations.

Maize is one of the most economically important crops globally and much effort has been spent generating the high quality B73 reference genome. However, the 10 chromosome, 2.3 gigabase (Gb) B73 reference genome was a substantial challenge due to the fact it is comprised of 85% transposable elements, 75% of which are long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons that share high sequence similarity and form nested repeat structures. Ultralong Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT) holds the promise of traversing the complex repeat structures of maize and enabling rapid sequencing of new breeding lines.

Potency assays are an essential aspect of analyses of biotherapeutics, including CAR-T therapeutics. The potency assay format that will be used as a release assay for CTM (in a QC environment) needs to be as accurate, precise and robust as possible.